Middletown transcript., 1887-04-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Town Notes.


missioners in the advertising columns
this page.
With the telephone, electric light
and water works Middletown is sure
have boom.
Ten shares of Odessa Bank stoc
were sold at public sale at Middleton
on Saturday last, for SS1 per share.
There will be special communities
tion of Union Lodge No. A. F. & A. M
Friday evening April 18th, at O'Clock.
Mr.. Amos Wilson, of Warwick, wen
to Accomac county, Va, last week to erec
some new buildings for'Mr. Sennickson
Mr.. W.will be gone about month.
The Trustees of the NJ. E. Churcl
contemplate putting in, handsom
twelve-light chandelier, to be lighted will
gas, in the centre Of ceiling of main au
dience room.
We acknowledge the receipt of a copy
of the official minutes OF the last annua
session of the Wilmington conference
through the courtesy of Rev. R. 81
Adams of this place.
= The Improvements at Porters still
continues. A platform over 200 feet long
has been laid each side of the track, the
banks along the road have been nicely
graded and other improvements made.
IS. D. Harris, the jeweaer, has just got
nicely fixed in his new quarters on EasI
Main street. His display of goods in win
dow and store is arranged with much
taste, and the stock from which to choose
is varied.
w. H. Voshell, at Smiths Mills, is
refitting his mills with rollers and will
make the fine white -four produced by
this new process and which is so noted
and so much sought after. He will have
the improvements completely by about
May 1st.
VIM. L. Buckle & Son are at work for
Lord & Polk putting up about a ton and a
quarter of wrought-iron pipe ranging
from x to inches in diameter for steam,
air and water supply. This does not look
like standing still in the phosphate busi-
ness.
II YOU want to ascertain the average
idea of distance, ask any company of per-
sons, whose callings do not daily require
them to make measurements, the height
of any structure. On 200 feet distance
their guesses will vary from Is to 100 feet,
more or less.
- Mr.. T. A. Bordley now has the ex-
press business here. He will for the
time being have his Office, in the store
room formerly occupied by ). d. Harris,
on East Main st. but will remove to more
central location as soon as he can. He
wishes us to announce that he will collect
express matter at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and 8 80 in the afternoon.
- Governor Biggs Monday appointed
L. Irving Handy superintendent of pub
lie schools for Kent county, and Herman
Bessey of Odessa, superintendent for New
Castle county. Yesterday the Governor
appointed James Fl. Ward, of Laurel, for
Sussex. These appointments are under
The new law, giving superintendent for
sach county instead Of one for the whole
State with an assistant.
At Forest Presbyterian Church on
Sunday morning, there were no special
Easter services other than an appropriate
'ermon by the pastor, Rev. W. G. Alex
lnder. The pulpit platform and chan
,el were nicely decorated with pot
plants and. flowers. In the Methodist
Episcopal Church the extra Easter music
vas limited to solo by Miss Winnie
lynch, entitled " A Pallid Dawn is Steal
ng." The Rev. r. II. Adams preached a
itting sermon, and the tasteful arrange
nent OF flowers about the pulpit and altar
all added beauty to the Easter scene.
- Mr.. Westbrook, superintendent OF
he Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
has agreed on the procurement
# ST. 900 from the people of this town and
,icinity, to connect Middletown with the
general line, giving her speaking COM
with New Castle, Whining
on, and the Eastern Shore towns. S640
rave already been subscribed and the bal
nee will be forthcoming without doubt.
This is but the consummation OF the plan
tarted some months ago but which was
bandoned because of certain legal diff
ultIes. There will be canvass made
or subscribers at an early day and we
ope the company will receive enough
to warrant their giving US
his much needed and convenient service.
On Easter Sunday the services in st.
.nne's Church were largely attended and
ne music was unusually good, the choir
aving been favored with the able servi-
ss of Mr.. and Mrs. Weber, Mrs. j.
ayiord Bragdon and Mr.. Miffiin and
ne church was beautifully decorated
nth flowers by the young ladies.
he Rector, the Rev. J. Beers, preached
uring the day on the Resurrection of
hrist and the important lessons it sug- |
ested. The collection on behalf of the |
.ectory debt was liberal and all were de- |
GIFTED with the entire services OF the day.
IN MondaY,a parish meeting was held
Yhen the following gentlemen were
lected to serve for the year ensuing
yardens, Messrs. H. N. Willis and 81.
!. Nowland. Vestrymen, Messrs. M. N.
Willis, e. r. Cochran, w. r. Cochran,J J.
I. Lockwood, Isaac Gibbs, w. A. Com
gys and Jos. Hanson.
= Mr.. George Biddle of Cecilton, has
written a letter to the Elkton News cor
Getting some errors in statements made.
The levy of last year was not sufficient
D run the schoolth three and oneshalfterms,
; we had to borrow from this year, debt
arried over, some $1,000. The County
made the same levy last
ear as for the past ten or fifteen years,
il: S22, 200 for regular school purposes.
hey did make an extra levy of $4,000
,r ueU school houses, which have been
eeded for years. A portion of this sum
as not been used, from the fact that the
ouses Gland included) could not be built
'r the sum levied, viz: Frazer's 5000,
,arlville (colored) $500, Warwick (color-
d) 5000, North East, (colored) $3.50, and
ort Deposit, (colored) $1,000. Mr.. Biddle
rges the election of good men to the leg
'lature who will correct the existing
wills. He wants the basis OF distribution
be the total number of children. AS it